MAJERONI DRAMATIC COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 203, 12 September 1903, Page 2

MAJERONI DRAMATIC COMPANY.

"THE FLIGHT FOR LIFE." Lovers of melodrama had a jure treat ( on Friday evening, when " The Flight ) for Life" was staged by the above | brilliant company at the Theatre Koyal. . There was plenty of dramatio incident ( and dialogue, an abundance of excellent ( and mirth-paovoking comedy, very ( pretty saenery, clever acting by the . whole of the performers, and a thrilling novelty io the shape of a Santos Dumonfc airship sweeping through space and alighting in the nick of time among a horde cf savages. Mr George Majaroni took the part cf the hero, Outbbert Yictor, and delighted the audience with his splendid acting, especially in tha rescue scene, when ho evok.d thunders of applause. It was a grand pe formance, and thoroughly merited tho appiov.il bestewed thereon. Mr Harry Djuglas was responsible for the comedy element, 4tnd it oouli not have been in better hands, hid probosil *o Flora simply convulsing the audience He was certainly as droll a curate as was over se*n on the s'age. As the villain " Dyer," Mr Mario Majaroni found ample scope f->r his artis'ic abilities, and he was ably assisted in his nefarious schemes by Mr Oharles Knight, wno took the part of Amos Cobwebs. Miss Nellie Ogden sored a decided success as a nurse, her acting being m:>st sympathetic. Miss Granville represented Ruth in a uery phasing manner. As Flora Wyld, Miss Philips showed great vivacity nni ability, especially when disguiKed as a boy. All the other members of the Company did good service in miking tha piece a derided success. The ssenery throughout was exceptionally good, that depicting the Woodnun's rest, the valley of death, and the exterior of the church, bring really splendid. Needles' to say tho air ship episnde was cfathrillingcharactfr.evoking tremendous applause. Taken altogether the play was strong in every department ar.d it was s'aged in that c >mplete way for whieh th* Maj rouis are famous, and that it del'ghrod th ■ large audience was abundantly evident. TO.NI9HT will be staged Marcus Clarke's famous story " For the Term of His Natural Life " whiah so vividly end faithfully : depicts every phase of convictism of the early days and has been so widely read ; that the dramatisation to be presented at the Theatre Royal, by the Majeroni Company to-night, should attract a large audience, notwithstanding that ■ the performance tikes plac3 on a I Saturday when the large majority of i people usually do their shopping. But i it is seldom such an opportunity to see i this fine work offers itself so that i theatre-goers will avail themselves of i it. It will be presented on a lavish ; scsle, all the scenery having been specially painted. Special attention is drawn • to a picturetqui scane representing i Hampstead Heath by moonlight, ar.d i the deck of the convict ship M*l»bar i whereon the mutiny of tho convicts occurs. In this act will also be seen ■ the' burning ship Hydnspes.